Chapter 484: Kushida: In Short, As Long As Horikita Doesn't Back Down, I Won't Either!
Suzune and Kushida were mere mortals; how could they withstand such torment? Even if they covered their bodies with spiritual power to reduce the pressure of the waterfall’s torrent, their newly trained spiritual power was completely washed away by the waterfall in an instant.
How could it possibly reduce the pressure of the waterfall’s torrent for them?
But even so, neither Suzune nor Kushida gave up. More precisely, Suzune was unwilling to give up, and seeing her persist, Kushida also gritted her teeth and held on!
Beside Suzune, Kushida gritted her teeth and endured, but her gaze was fixed intently on Suzune. Losing to anyone was fine, but not to Suzune!
Suzune was also struggling to hold on. No matter what, she had to persevere. She absolutely had to persevere, and then find the killer who murdered her brother and take revenge with her own hands.
Kikyo looked at Suzune and Kushida with some surprise. She hadn’t originally thought they could hold on, but seeing that they were still managing, surprise filled her eyes.
‘Weren’t they a bit too resilient?’
‘At this rate, it seemed possible that they might actually pass my test!’
But this was only temporary. She still needed to wait for the result.
Suzune and Kushida might just be forcing themselves to endure. Perhaps once the tension in their hearts eased, they would never be able to stand up again.
Kikyo just stood by the waterfall, watching Suzune and Kushida withstand its torrent.
Under the waterfall’s torrent, Kushida looked at Suzune and cursed in her heart: ‘Hurry up and fall, you bitch. Fall already.’
But Suzune, wobbling, refused to fall.
And so it went, with both Kushida and Suzune wobbling but neither falling. Watching from the side, the corner of Kikyo’s mouth couldn’t help but lift into a smile.
Kikyo realized that perhaps she could use this in the future to motivate the two girls, thereby achieving the results she wanted.
After about half an hour, both Suzune and Kushida had lost consciousness. Only then did Kikyo wave her hand, pulling them out of the water and bringing them back to the shrine.
Yae Miko looked at Kikyo as she returned. “It seems these two girls have passed your test!”
“I discovered something very interesting. As long as the black-haired one, Horikita Suzune, refuses to fall, Kushida Kikyo also refuses to fall. It’s as if she’s determined to compete with Horikita Suzune, to see who wins and who loses.”
“Oh? Is that so? Then it’s really interesting. You could use this to easily achieve your desired goal, don’t you think?”
Kikyo looked at Yae Miko, somewhat speechless. Kikyo could see that Yae Miko just wanted to watch the drama, using Suzune and Kushida to create entertainment for herself.
Regarding Hakuto’s assessment of Yae Miko as a “contemptible fox,” Kikyo found his evaluation to be quite accurate!
“Guuji Miko Yae, if you want to watch their drama, you’d better be careful they don’t hold a grudge. Horikita Suzune might be okay, but Kushida Kikyo…”
Thinking about Hakuto’s evaluation of Kushida in his diary, if Yae Miko deliberately used Kushida for entertainment, she would absolutely spare no effort to take revenge!
“Tch, would this Guuji be afraid of some little yellow-haired girl?”
Yae Miko said disdainfully, but she didn’t continue. After all, Kushida was the kind of person who couldn’t be killed, and if you hit her, she would only hold a deeper grudge—very troublesome.
If it were anyone else who dared to plot against her or try to ambush her from behind, Yae Miko would eliminate them in a heartbeat. But as a diary copy holder, Yae Miko was simply unable to harm Kushida.
So to avoid trouble for herself, Yae Miko decided to give up.
After all, Kushida’s twisted nature made even Yae Miko think she was mentally ill. Yae Miko didn’t want to be targeted by someone sick.
Just look at Suzune—Kushida wanted to outdo her in everything.
“Alright, alright. Then go do your own thing. This Guji going to go enjoy some deep-fried tofu offered by the Mikos.”
Kikyo brought Suzune and Kushida back to her room. Their Miko outfits had already been dried by Kikyo using spiritual power.
No one knew how much time had passed before Suzune and Kushida slowly regained consciousness. Upon waking, their memories were still stuck at that final moment.
Kushida desperately tried to remember which of her and Suzune had lost consciousness later. Still, the same refrain: losing to anyone was fine, but not to Suzune.
But after thinking for a long time, Kushida couldn’t recall who had lost consciousness later.
She instinctively looked at Kikyo, wanting to ask who had fainted later today. But Kikyo completely ignored such petty concerns. She said to Suzune and Kushida, “You two did pretty well. I hope you can continue to work hard.”
Suzune asked Kikyo, “How long do we need to train to pass? I don’t want to waste too much time.”
Hearing Suzune’s question, Kikyo just glanced at her and said, “When you can stand under the waterfall for three hours, the first stage will be completely over.”
Kikyo’s words made both Suzune’s and Kushida’s faces turn pale. Standing under the waterfall for three hours—they had only lasted a short while before being washed away into unconsciousness. Now they had to endure three hours just to pass.
“You’ve already done well, relying on your willpower to last nearly half an hour.”
“Alright, rest for a bit, then come out and eat. After eating, training continues.”
Kikyo’s words made Kushida’s expression turn somewhat gloomy, but she glanced at Suzune and said nothing.
In short, as long as Horikita doesn’t back down, I won’t either!
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